Hi all, I am a long time browser of The Forge.There realy is some great stuff here.

This thread will be me briefly documenting the development of my scratch built Sci-Fi RPG called "Fragged Empire".I hope this will give other developers a refrence example of the work required to make a scratch built RPG.I will also post some of my artwork just to keep the thread a little more interesting, and I will try and avoid large blocks of text :)

My current goals (will change over time):Build a scratch built Sci-Fi RPG.Focus on facilitating player participation (less GM work required to keep players interested) and tactical combat.Flexible character creation.Rules specificaly made for Sci-Fi (not that adaptable)Produce 3 PDF books: Core Rules, Setting Book, GM book (sell PDFs for a small amount).Produce a small free sample PDF.Produce a website.

A little about my skill set:Graphic DesignerIllustrator11 years of RPG experience (6 different mainstream systems)

The development story so far:Initial work was started 4 years ago.Only seriously work done over the last year (averaging around 6 hours a week)Play tested 4 single session games so far (averaging only 1-3 players per session)Just about to start a long term play test session (4 players)